One little "OOPS' with my shift key and all the wise-asses come out of the
wood work! I have to admit though I did laugh when I read the post.
Dave R
92 Dak 5.2
71 Demon 340
23" trailer
> >
> > >From: "Mr. Plow" <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > >Subject: RE: DML: 3.55 to 3.92
> > >Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:33:52 -0700
> > >
> > >Geez Dave!! A 27" trailer??? Just over 2 feet!!! That 5.2 must
> > not be
> > >too
> > >great. hehe
> > >Hey, I'm Canadian, and we use the metric system, and even i know
> > that the
> > >abbreviation for feet is ' not " hehe
> > >
> > >But, i'll stop criticizing for now. :)
> > >But the guy has a 4cyl, so i doubt he's going to be pulling any
> > trailers
> > >any
> > >time soon, and definitely not at highway speeds.
> > >
> > >
> > >The Adam Blaster
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>
> > >>I just changed from 3.55 to 3.90. I ended up yanking them out. I
> > pull a
> > >>23" trailer and have to run at highway speeds with the overdrive
> > off. The
> > >>RPM's with 27" tires was around 3400. Made a considerable
> > difference in
> > >>gas
> > >>mileage and noise level. With the OD on no problem. To be honest
> > with
> > >>you
> > >>I didn't notice that big of a difference in acceleration based on
> > the
> > >>dollars you end up spending. Just my opinion.
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